Megachile (Eutricharea) similis Smith, 1879*

Zakardjian, Marie, Jourdan, Herve, Cochenille, Thomas, Mahe, Prisca & Geslin, Benoit, 2023, Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia, Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 105291-105291 : 105291

Megachile (Eutricharea) similis Smith, 1879*

Megachile zingowli Cheesman, 1936;

Megachile similis zingowli Cheesman, 1936

Native status

Native

Distribution

Vanuatu ( Pauly and Villemant 2009).

Historical data in New Caledonia: Belep, Île Art, 2 Mar 2017, one male ( Zakardjian et al. 2023b).

Notes

This species was previously considered as endemic to Vanuatu ( Pauly and Villemant 2009). At this stage, it is difficult to know if it is native to New Caledonia and it has remained undetected since 2017 or if its presence is due to a recent human-induced displacement or a natural range expansion.

Occurrence status: data deficient.